Saturday 9th February 2019


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg

Meteosat MSG-3 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcabb09m/abb09-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.39 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcabb09/abb09-1039-b-uk.html

MSG Europe 24-hour cloud animation http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/12...enbeelden.html


UK min. temps on Friday night https://tinyurl.com/yazuzvy3

Leuchars, Shap, Spadeadam and Warcop 2.5°C, Ballypatrick and Liscombe 2.4°C, Loftus 2.3°C, Aboyne 2.2°C, Redesdale 2.0°C, Fylingdales 1.9°C, Drumalbin and Copley 1.4°C, Glen Ogle 0.4°C.

Shoreham and Jersey Airport 7.7°C, Milford Haven 7.9°C, Pembrey Sands 8.0°C, St Helier (Jersey) 8.2°C.


UK max. temps on Saturday https://tinyurl.com/ycreveyx

Glen Ogle 3.5°C, Spadeadam and Lake Vyrnwy 5.8°C, Loch Glascarnoch 5.9°C, Lerwick 6.2°C, Copley 6.4°C, Altnaharra and Tulloch Bridge 6.5°C.

Culdrose and Heathrow 10.8°C, St Mary’s (Scilly), Yeovilton, Northolt, Shoreham and Jersey Airport 10.9°C, London St James’s Park 11.0°C, Bournemouth (Hurn) 11.1°C, Exeter Airport 11.3°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/yxhurc38


Rainfall radar http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html or https://en.meteox.com/en-gb/?fc=0&im...ropa24uurwsg84

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Saturday https://tinyurl.com/ybh3b4lw

Belfast (Aldergrove) and Magilligan 13 mm, Bingley 14 mm, Tulloch Bridge 15 mm, Keswick 16 mm, Eskdalemuir 17 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 19 mm, Lough Fea and Glenanne 20 mm, Castlederg 23 mm, Shap 34 mm.


Sferics http://en.blitzortung.org/historical_maps.php?map=10
Review – 24 h Loop


Peak gusts in knots https://tinyurl.com/y3zp2v5d

Blackpool Airport 58 kn, Castlederg 59 kn, Ronaldsway (IOM) and Emley Moor 60 kn, Aberdaron and Capel Curig 61 kn, Glen Ogle 62 kn, Dundrennan and St Bees Head 64 kn, Lake Vyrnwy 65 kn.

High-level sites: Cairngorm 61 kn, Bealach na BÃ* 72 kn, Great Dun Fell 84 kn, Aonach Mòr 91 kn.


Colin Youngs
Brussels